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Continuous alkoxylation process

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A continuous process for the ethoxylation and propoxylation of fatty alcohols, alkyl phenols and fatty acids, based on the flow principle, is described. The short-time process developed on a pilot-plant scale leads to a high space-time yield in the presence of alkaline catalysts with complete conversion of the alkylene oxides at extremely short residence times of 10–80 sec. The products are of excellent quality.

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  1. Laboratorien der Henkel & Cie GmbH, Duesseldorf, Germany

    Wilfried Umbach & Werner Stein

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Umbach, W., Stein, W. Continuous alkoxylation process. J Am Oil Chem Soc 48, 394–397 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637359

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